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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the press conference going to be held that Richard had his secretary set up for Tuesday?
(a) New York.
(b) Houston.
(c) Washington.
(d) Caltech.

2. Who was in charge of the mission planning and operations group?
(a) General Kutyna.
(b) Mr. Rogers.
(c) Dr. Ride.
(d) Mr. Sutter.

3. Who headed the pre-launch activities group of the commission?
(a) Mr. Rogers.
(b) Mr. Acheson.
(c) Dr. Ride.
(d) Mr. Sutter.

4. What appeared a few seconds before the main fuel tank exploded?
(a) A leak of fuel.
(b) A puff of smoke.
(c) An empty hole in the shuttle.
(d) A flame.

5. What does the last computer have a program or programs for?
(a) Coming down.
(b) Going up and coming down.
(c) Keeping the shuttle in orbit.
(d) Going up.

6. Who headed the design, development, and production panel of the commission?
(a) Dr. Ride.
(b) Mr. Acheson.
(c) Mr. Sutter.
(d) General Kutyna.

7. Richard asked to speak with engineers about the engines on the shuttle, and they explained what by saying it's a "pressure-induced vorticity oscillatory wa-wa"?
(a) A red alert siren.
(b) A rising flame.
(c) A whistle.
(d) A puff of smoke.

8. Whose group did Richard spend most his time in?
(a) General Kutyna.
(b) Mr. Acheson.
(c) Mr. Sutter.
(d) Dr. Ride.

9. What accounted for the large gaps of time in the log that was kept by the man who took the temperature readings the morning of the launch?
(a) The times that he had to go to the bathroom.
(b) The times that he had to check on something else on the launch pad.
(c) The times he climbed up and down the launch tower.
(d) The times he was phoning in to the launch station.

10. Instead of the NASA building being on 8th Street as had been written, what street was it actually located on?
(a) 9th Street.
(b) I Street.
(c) H Street.
(d) Hay Street.

11. When General Kutyna and Richard left the room where they were discussing the shuttle, how many generals were waiting to use the room?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.

12. How does Richard describe how the shuttle gets into orbit?
(a) Automatically.
(b) By one of the crew members pussing one button.
(c) By the crew all pushing a button.
(d) By someone on the ground controlling the rocket.

13. What is the name of Richard's sister's son that he mentions in Check Six?
(a) Wayne.
(b) Chuck.
(c) Hardy.
(d) Jeffery.

14. When Charlie Stevenson was explaining the temperatures before the launch, how low of a temperature did his crew get a reading of?
(a) 10 degrees.
(b) 25 degrees.
(c) 8 degrees.
(d) 22 degrees.

15. How much money was Richard allowed per day for hotel and food?
(a) $100.
(b) $75.
(c) $50.
(d) $85.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many computers does the shuttle have on board?

2. The instruction manual to the device the ice crew used for measuring the temperatures said that the instrument must be out in the environment for at least how many minutes before using?

3. What chapter of the commission's report did Richard's group do their main work on?

4. Where was the paper located that had leaked the news that Richard had threatened to take his name off the report?

5. How many days did the chairman of the committee tell everyone it would take to complete the investigation?

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